PRIVATE CHEF DESIGNS

Denise Luczak

Personal Chef

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My first memory is rolling gnocchi at my nana’s (my mother’s mother – the Italian half of me) house in a small town along the Susquehanna River in northeast Pennsylvania.  She made many types of fresh pastas and baked goods like punchkies, jelly donuts, etc.  Neighbors placed orders and purchased these gastronomic delights.  It wasn’t until recently that I realized my nana was an entrepreneur, ahead of her time.   

 

My mother, Marie, is revered as one of the best cooks by those who knew her.  Cooking is in my genes. 

 

Growing up in a rural area in the 70’s made me feel restricted.  I had and still have an innate wanderlust for traveling the world.  In the late 80’s, my law school roommate, Lisa, was an excellent cook and we would have small intimate dinners with close friends.  It ignited my desire to “entertain”.   And during the 90’s, I lived in South Jersey and was in a relationship with Rob who had a 30 foot Newport sailboat.  My passion for boating was born.  At the end of 1999, I was lucky enough to discover the world of mega-yachts and an industry that encompassed my love of travel, entertaining and boating.  A lawyer turned private yacht chef was born!